Wisconsin Girls Rugby, sources tell us, has settled on conference alignment for the upcoming Fall 2022 Girls High School Rugby State Championship season. Featuring five teams in each conference, the season culminates in a semifinal round followed by the WGR State Tournament on Oct 30th at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex.
The WGR State Tournament sees each conference team play to determine their final state ranking.
The Jeff Noe Conference:
DSHA HS, Green Bay, Muskego HS, Pulaski, Stevens Point Area HS
The Tony Oliver Conference:
Catholic Memorial HS, DSHA JV, Hamilton HS, Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op, Madison
Conference Notes:
Tony Oliver coached the Highland (Homestead HS) team along with later founding the Oak Creek HS Girls team, where his younger daughter played rugby. Born in South Africa, he was tragically killed riding his bicycle one early Sunday morning.
After playing last fall together as a co-op team, the Pulaski and Green Bay programs are playing as their own clubs, which is how they both started. With multiple high schools over 1000 students in the vicinity, hopes are high that rugby can continue to appeal to the many student-athletes in the area (GB Preble, GW East, and Pulaski HS all have over 1000 students in addition to the smaller GB SW high school)
Muskego is in its 2nd season after a hiatus of several years. As a school-supported program they have the potential to bring in strong participation numbers.
Several teams are looking to schedule additional JV matches which is an encouraging sign for the overall growth and health of the league.
The Kettle Moraine (Knightmares) along with Brookfield Bruisers are combining for the fall season due to low numbers. Administrators are hopeful these two long-standing programs can improve their drawing power in the area.
The format of the Semi Final weekend on Oct 20th is TBD at this time. Organizers are unsure of returning to the Cottage Grove rugby facility for a tournament style semifinal event.
Final Team Ranking for the Fall 2021 WGR Season (15's)*
1 Catholic Memorial
2 DSHA
3 Hamilton
4 Green Bay/Pulaski Co-Op
5 Brookfield (tie)
5 Stevens Point (tie)
7 DSHA JV
8 Kettle Moraine
9 Muskego
10 Madison
*Spring 2023 results would see DSHA retake the top ranking, having won the National Championship.
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